Unfortunately, this creates the view that everyone's opinions are correct. No one will ever admit they don't know what they are talking about when it comes to politics. Everyone is an expert in their own mind. They could have failed out of high school, have no grasp of economics or the legal implications of politics, but their vote counts equally with the most educated, rational, and involved individual in the USA.
This frustrates me to no end. My career choice while a late teen was politics. I'd followed the news daily since I was 12. Peter Jennings was my hero as a teen. In Jr High I was voted most likely to become President of the USA by my teachers. I knew what was going on in the world and knew why things were happening. As I got older and more educated I realized that Americans are ignorant. They are opinionated, obstinate, easily manipulated, and worst of all they are uninformed.
Unfortunately, I came to the conclusion that any attempt to make the world a better place through politics was a losing battle. At 22 I gave up my dream and went and got a Master's Degree in International Business. This also ended up being an excellent education in economics and politics - creating a more informed, more opinionated, and more frustrated me.
Typically I shy away from political discussions. The repeated sound bites from the latest talk radio commentator have no interest to me. I want facts. Numbers, projections, real situations. Most of what I hear now is borderline propaganda. But typically I don't get that from people. I love talking to experts, people in the know. People on the front lines of issues.
This is my venting place. This is the place where I put all of those things that I want to say that everyone else just doesn't seem to wrap their heads around. This is my way of expressing my frustrations without alienating my family and friends. If you stumble upon this, enjoy.
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